Smile! Apple just introduced a facial recognition system for its latest marquee phone. The arrival of facial recognition on the new iPhone X signals a shift in how Apple fans can get access to their devices. Rather than tap your finger on the home button (which is gone), you simply look at the phone to …
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Amazon’s controversial 1-Click patent opens with a summary that’s decidedly dry. It reads: “A method and system for placing an order to purchase an item via the Internet.” Despite its stiff language, that US patent, which was granted in 1999, helped open the internet to droves of shoppers by allowing customers on Amazon.com to buy stuff with — you guessed …
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Say hello to the iPhone X. Now get ready to enter the scrum to actually buy one. Apple on Tuesday unveiled the iPhone X (which Apple execs pronounced “10,” not “ex”), its pricey, super premium phone that’s expected to be in limited supply. That’s a recipe for a phone that’s going to be hard to get — even if you …
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Weeks before Apple announced the iPhone X, Samsung threw down its own top-tier challenge: the Galaxy Note 8. The Note 8 is a tremendous phone, powerful and packed with features that include a dual-camera setup, a pretty good portrait mode and the signature S Pen stylus. But it also plays it safe, blending last year’s disaster-stricken Galaxy Note 7 and this …
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Ten years ago, Steve Jobs stood on a stage in San Francisco and promised, “Apple is going to reinvent the phone.” That turns out to have been the understatement of the decade. Though Apple certainly wasn’t the first to make a mobile phone, or even the first to use touchscreen technology, the iPhone’s blend of slickly designed hardware and software …
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Apple is scheduled to announce its flagship iPhone X this Tuesday, but it may still be a while before you can get your hands on one. Previously thought to be called the iPhone 8 (the iPhone X is now the frontrunning moniker), Apple’s forthcoming flagship device is rumored to face a production shortage of fewer than 10,000 new units a day, according …
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It’s the home button swan song on Apple’s new iPhone X. Apple revealed Tuesday it’s getting rid of one of the most well-known features in it’s new high-end smartphone — what’s known as the “home button.” This little tool is used to wake up your phone and take you home. It’s also where you scan your fingerprint to unlock the …
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After three years, the iPhone redesign is finally on its way. But it may not be for you. Apple on Tuesday is widely expected to launch its next flagship phone, which, if rumors are true, will end up coming as three different models. One — a pricey version commonly dubbed the iPhone 8, iPhone X or iPhone Pro — is expected …
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“Blush gold” could be the next rose gold. The iPhone 8 is rumored to come in an all new blush gold color, and after pictures of an alleged iPhone SIM tray surfaced on the internet, we got a preview of what this color may look like. #iPhone8 SIM Card Tray “Blush” GoldSilver Black pic.twitter.com/TuCXeh4sby — Benjamin Geskin (@VenyaGeskin1) September 5, 2017 …
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When Apple unveils its new high-end iPhone on Sept. 12, it’s widely expected to do away with the most iconic part of its handset: the home button. If the rumors are true, the all-screen design of the so-called iPhone 8 means no room for a bottom bezel, and thus no room for a physical home button (and its Touch ID fingerprint …
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